Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards has
teamed up with COZI TV for a memorable trip to America's favorite
country farm. She will host a 17-episode Little House on the Prairie
marathon on the national multicast network that kicks off Saturday,
December 10 at 7 AM ET (check local listings). Richards began her career
as a child actress, appearing as Alicia Sanderson Edwards on the Little House series. During the 17-hour marathon, Richards entertains viewers by comparing life on the prairie to her current one in Beverly Hills. Winner of four Emmy awards, Little House on the Prairie
debuted on COZI TV this past September and airs weekdays from 10 AM to
noon and at 5 PM. The popular western drama series, featuring Melissa
Gilbert as Laura Ingalls and Michael Landon as her father, Charles
Ingalls, tells the story of a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove,
Minnesota during the 1870s and 1880s.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

We hinted in our A Very Merry MeTV Holiday schedule that MacGyver is
coming to The MeTV Network, now we have some more details. First up,
that holiday episode will air Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2pm. Then, MacGyver will
make his way inside the regular MeTV schedule starting Monday, Dec. 19
at 5:00pm & 9:00pm. The series will air each weeknight at 5pm and
in primetime at 9pm. MacGyver currently also airs on cable on
Esquire TV on Wednesdays from 12-8pm and also weekdays on Cloo. The show
follows secret agent Angus MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson,
who works as a troubleshooter for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in
Los Angeles and as an agent for a fictional United States government
agency, the Department of External Services (DXS). MacGyver originally
aired on ABC for seven seasons from 1985-1992. The series is owned by
CBS Television Distribution and of course as you all know CBS has
started a new MacGyver series on Friday nights on CBS.

Mama's Family is coming to Logo! The popular '80s sitcom is
joining the lineup beginning Friday, December 2, 2016 at 9:00pm. The
sitcom joins recent addition Green Acres and Married...with Children on the line-up that also features Three's Company, All in the Family, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Roseanne, Will & Grace and The Golden Girls. As with Logo's other sitcoms, it will air blocks. Mama's Family
debuts with an 8-hour block from 9pm-5am on Friday night. It will also
air the next day on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9am-6pm. The hit series will
air Fridays and Saturdays in blocks each week, with times varying, so
keep checking your listings for exact timings. You can also still watch
the series each weeknight at 6:00pm & 6:30pm on The MeTV Network. In Mama's Family,
Vicki Lawrence as Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their
home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and
daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky,
argumentative Thelma.

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, and welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! With
the holiday week, not much has been happening, but we still have a
somewhat busy week with news of some old things coming to streaming
services, an unofficial cancellation of one of the new fall 2016 series,
and more. Let's get going!

Actress Florence Henderson, who was best known for her role as Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch,
has died. She died on November 24 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in
Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends. The cause of death was
heart failure. She had been hospitalized on November 23. Ms. Henderson
was 82.

The 31 st ANNUAL DREAM COME TRUE TELETHON is Monday, December 5, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, live on RCN TV. The goal of the telethon is to raise funds for and increase awareness of Dream Come True,
an organization that grants the dreams of children who are terminally,
chronically, or seriously ill. Join hosts Gary Laubach and Scott Barr
for heartwarming interviews with Dream recipients, special guests, and
featured auctions.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! We thank you for visiting us on this
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that you all will continue to visit every single day and making this
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Feeling salty about 2017? Come sit with the cool kids in the cafeteria,
where TV Land will be throwing shade all winter long with two hilarious
comedies, beginning Tuesday, January 17. Season two of the Grade-A Teachers, starring the improv group The Katydids, returns at 10pm ET/PT, followed by Throwing Shade at 10:30pm ET/PT - the clever, timely, and boundary-pushing new late night series based on the popular podcast and Funny or Die web series hosted by Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi. Teachers
revolves around a group of elementary school teachers who are trying to
mold the minds of America's youth, but don't have their own lives
together at all, and the second season will see the women facing
elections, demotions and team-building exercises. "Teachers" is written
by and stars The Katydids - Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate
Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O'Brien and Kathryn Renée Thomas - and in
season two, great guest stars pop up, including Haley Joel Osment as
Mrs. Adler's husband, Ryan Hansen as Ms. Snap's rival in a school
council race, Jessica St. Clair as the school counselor, and more
surprising appearances and cameos by famous faces in comedy, pop culture
and music, including Lisa Loeb, Coolio and more. Along with The
Katydids, Alison Brie and showrunners Ian Roberts and Jay Martel
executive produce the series. Matt Miller and Cap Gun Collective are
also executive producers.